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Some of us may not agree with Westbrook Pegler. (I've heard one fellow say he reads the column just to give his temper a workout.) But Pegler cut loose Tuesday on man’s laziness, citing the ridiculous occasions of so many declared holidays. He noted that' in New York City, which Mr. Pegler says is not a rich city, hut a poor one, a recent holiday of one day cost the city $550,000.
Quoth the gentleman:
“The thing to do when you are broke is not to ,work less but more; not to waste money but to save it. No municipal employee ever died of overwork on 48 hours a week and the 40-hour, five-day week is a device of the devil invented by tiie union rackets under cover of the Roosevelt panic to spread the work. Basically, it is not enough work to keep people out of mischief. The Bible said nothing about any five-day week but, pointedly, to the contrary, said ‘six days shalt thou labor/ The Bible says nothing about overtime or premium pay for work on
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